Psalms 30:6

30:6 In my self-confidence I said,

“I will never be upended.” ¹ 

Psalms 31:14

31:14 But I trust in you, O Lord!

I declare, “You are my God!”

Psalms 73:15

73:15 If I had publicized these thoughts, ² 

I would have betrayed your loyal followers. ³ 

Psalms 82:6

82:6 I thought, ⁴  ‘You are gods;

all of you are sons of the Most High.’ ⁵ 

Psalms 94:18

94:18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,”

your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.

[30:6]  ¹ sn In my self-confidence I said… Here the psalmist begins to fill in the background of the crisis referred to in the earlier verses. He had been arrogant and self-confident, so the Lord withdrew his protection and allowed trouble to invade his life (vv. 8-11).

[73:15]  ² tn Heb “If I had said, ‘I will speak out like this.’”

[73:15]  ³ tn Heb “look, the generation of your sons I would have betrayed.” The phrase “generation of your [i.e., God’s] sons” occurs only here in the OT. Some equate the phrase with “generation of the godly” (Ps 14:5), “generation of the ones seeking him” (Ps 24:6), and “generation of the upright” (Ps 112:2). In Deut 14:1 the Israelites are referred to as God’s “sons.” Perhaps the psalmist refers here to those who are “Israelites” in the true sense because of their loyalty to God (note the juxtaposition of “Israel” with “the pure in heart” in v. 1).

[82:6]  ³ tn Heb “said.”

[82:6]  ⁴ sn Normally in the OT the title Most High belongs to the God of Israel, but in this context, where the mythological overtones are so strong, it probably refers to the Canaanite high god El (see v. 1, as well as Isa 14:13).